ALMOND SHORTBREAD ROUNDS

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Provided by Molly O'Neill

Time 20m

Yield about 120 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 cup slivered almonds
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 pound cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
4 teaspoons grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

Put the almonds in a food processor with 1/4 cup of the flour. Process until almonds are coarsely ground. Add the remaining flour, sugar and salt. Process until well combined. Add the butter, lemon rind and almond extract. Process until mixture begins to come together.
Divide the dough into 4 portions. Shape each portion into a log about 1 3/4 inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate until cold, about an hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Working in batches or as needed, cut the dough into 1/4-inch slices. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and bake until cookies just begin to brown around the edges, about 10 minutes. Put on a rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 52, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 20 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams